The Big Deal

When
CERN's Large Hadron Collider is completed in 2008, it will be the
world's largest and most expensive machine. Why build an $8 billion
behemoth to search for the smallest particles in the universe? Seven top
physicists describe why it's so important, and explain what they hope to
find. Listen online by selecting Play All, or choose individual clips below.
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Stephon AlexanderParticle CosmologistPenn State University"The
thing that would surprise me the most is if we don't find the Higgs
particle."

Running time 1:22

Janet ConradExperimental PhysicistColumbia University"What is so great
about nature is that nature isn't elegant."